2. Buying additional leave
You can apply to take up to 10 days leave as additional unpaid leave. This is available to full and part-time permanent members of ACME staff, where ACME pay your salary.
You cannot apply if you are:
- temporary or consultancy staff
- being currently managed under the poor performance or sickness absence procedure
If you want to apply follow these steps:
- decide how much leave you want to apply to take (maximum 10 days, minimum 1 day)
- fill out the Buying additional leave form and send it to your activity manager, copying in HR (specify on the form if you wish to spread the deduction over 8 months or take a lump sum deduction)
- your manager considers your application, subject to business needs
- HR calculate pay deduction
- if approved, you are notified and told how much your pay will be deducted by: you have one week to confirm you accept, otherwise your request can be cancelled
- sign and return the form to HR
- enter your absence on Oracle
- take your leave within the period applied for – if you fail to take your holiday and salary deductions have started you will not be compensated
Pension deduction
The deduction in salary when taking extra leave will also be reflected in your and your employer’s monthly pension contribution. If you have questions about this contact My Civil Pensions on 0870 0100 597.
